x: data do not exist, data are not applicable, data are subject to statistical confidentiality, data are not yet available

Before January 2003 data were collected in March; June; September and December each year. Monthly data on outstanding amounts prior to January 2003 and monthly growth rates prior to January 2004 are derived from quarterly data.

Euro area data cover the EU Member States that had adopted the euro at the time to which the statistics relate. Greek data are included in euro area aggregates as of January 2001, Slovenian data as of January 2007, Cypriot and Maltese data as of January 2008, Slovakian data as of January 2009, Estonian data as of January 2011, Latvian data as of January 2014 and Lithuanian data are included as of January 2015.

Euro area data cover the EU Member States that had adopted the euro at the time to which the statistics relate.

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In December 2010 a change was made to the recording practice, leading to an increase in total assets and liabilities as well as remaining assets and liabilities (especially due to the on-balance sheet recording of derivatives held in the trading book).